When "The King's Speech" first came out in theatres I watched it on a whim. There wasn't anything out I was crazy to see and I liked Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter and thought, "why not?". I am so glad I did.

Both Carter and Bonham do an excellent job in the film and Geoffrey Rush was wonderful as the speech therapist, Logue. It is an inspiring story of love and support of the queen, the king's courage in overcoming a debilitating stutter, and the friendship that grew between the king and Logue.

I recently watched the film again with my husband and enjoyed it just as much as the first time. I did find myself wondering about the accuracy of the film. As I watched the first time around, I remembered from history classes the story of the king who abdicated his throne for an American divorcee. But I don't remember anything about the brother who took his place...not as interesting as the scandal, I guess.

In researching the accuracy of the film, I found that liberties were taken. Churchill supports King George VI in this film, but he actually supported King Edward VIII retaining his throne despite the scandal. There was a familiarity between the king and Logue that is unlikely at that time period. King George VI is believed to have had a stutter but there is a question if it were truly as bad as portrayed. But Logue was engaged by the King, so obviously it was severe enough to request that help.

Even knowing liberties were taken regarding the historical accuracy, the story is wonderful and the movie well worth seeing.